Assisted dying inquiry hears people in UK face ‘unbearable suffering’ – The Guardian

Posted March 29th, 2023 in assisted suicide, inquiries, news, suicide by sally

‘People dying in the UK face “uncontrollable” pain and “unbearable suffering”, which palliative care alone cannot fix, according to the first evidence to a major new parliamentary inquiry asking if assisted dying should finally be legalised.’

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The Guardian, 28th March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 28th, 2023 in legislation by michael

SI 2023/377 – The Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/371 – The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/369 – The Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/368 – The Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/367 – The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/366 – The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/365 – The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/364 – The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2023

SI 2023/362 – The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/361 – The Social Security Additional Payments (First Qualifying Day) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/360 – The Princess Alexandra Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 28th, 2023 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Dawson’s (Wales) Ltd v Revenue & Customs [2023] EWCA Civ 332 (28 March 2023)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Future High Street Living (Staines) Ltd v Spelthorne Borough Council [2023] EWHC 688 (Admin) (28 March 2023)

Tabacaru v Iasi Court of Appeal Romania [2023] EWHC 700 (Admin) (28 March 2023)

Sandy, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 640 (Admin) (27 March 2023)

Photay, R (On the Application Of) v General Dental Council [2023] EWHC 661 (Admin) (24 March 2023)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc & Anor [2023] EWHC 706 (Ch) (28 March 2023)

MTF Funding Ltd & Anor v Synergy Agroscience Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 682 (Ch) (27 March 2023)

Henwood v Copeland & Ors [2023] EWHC 598 (Ch) (27 March 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Terre Neuve SARL & Ors v Yewdale Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 677 (Comm) (27 March 2023)

Celestial Aviation Services Ltd v UniCredit Bank AG (London Branch) [2023] EWHC 663 (Comm) (23 March 2023)

High Court (Family Division)

K v F [2023] EWHC 680 (Fam) (28 March 2023)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Resource Recovery Solutions (Derbyshire) Ltd v Derbyshire County Council & Anor [2023] EWHC 708 (TCC) (28 March 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Laughing gas: Experts warn nitrous oxide ban will not stop use – BBC News

Posted March 28th, 2023 in drug abuse, health, news, young persons by sally

‘A ban on laughing gas will not stop people using it and will drive it into criminal hands, say experts.’

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BBC News, 27th March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges allow appeal from residents in out-of-borough accommodation disputes – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 28th, 2023 in appeals, families, housing, local government, London, news by sally

‘Two residents have won cases in the Court of Appeal against decisions by London boroughs to move them to private rented accommodation outside the capital.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Rotherham grooming survivor awarded £425k after suing rapist – BBC News

Posted March 28th, 2023 in child abuse, damages, news, rape, sexual grooming, victims by sally

‘A rapist convicted as part of the Rotherham grooming scandal has been ordered to pay £425,000 in damages to his victim by the High Court.’

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BBC News, 27th March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Unlawful Killing in Inquests: All Change? – Law Pod UK

Posted March 28th, 2023 in inquests, news, podcasts, unlawful killing by sally

‘Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Matthew Hill of 1 Crown Office Row about three recent decisions concerning unlawful killing.’

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Law Pod UK, 28th March 2023

Source: audioboom.com

Awaab Ishak: Rochdale housing group dismissed residents – report – BBC News

Posted March 28th, 2023 in children, complaints, health & safety, housing, inquests, news, ombudsmen, repairs by sally

‘A housing association criticised over the death of a toddler treated its residents in “dismissive, inappropriate or unsympathetic ways”, a report says.’

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BBC News, 28th March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Case Preview: JTI POLSKA Sp. Z o.o. and Ors v Jakubowski and Ors – UKSC Blog

‘In this post, David McKie and Dany Bitar, partner and associate respectively in the litigation team at CMS, preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in JTI POLSKA Sp. Z.o.o. and Ors v Jakubowski and Ors.’

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UKSC Blog, 27th March 2023

Source: ukscblog.com

William Hill let customer bet £23,000 in 20 minutes – BBC News

Posted March 28th, 2023 in consumer protection, fines, gambling, money laundering, news, penalties by sally

‘Three gambling firms owned by William Hill are to pay penalties of £19.2m for failing to protect consumers and weak anti-money laundering controls.’

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BBC News, 28th March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call to name courts with biggest backlogs – Legal Futures

Posted March 28th, 2023 in courts, criminal justice, delay, Ministry of Justice, news, reports, statistics by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) must publish data on the backlogs of individual criminal courts, a group that campaigns to improve public data has said.’

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Legal Futures, 28th March 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Human trafficking and modern day slavery – House of Commons Library

Posted March 28th, 2023 in forced labour, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘Modern slavery is an umbrella term which encompasses human trafficking and slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.’

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House of Commons Library, 27th March 2023

Source: researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk

Landlords to get power to evict antisocial tenants with two weeks’ notice – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2023 in landlord & tenant, news, notification, repossession by sally

‘Landlords are to be given new powers to evict problematic tenants with two weeks’ notice under government proposals to address antisocial behaviour.’

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The Guardian, 27th March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

New Acts – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 27th, 2023 in benefits, genetic testing, international trade, legislation by sally

2023 c. 9 – Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023

2023 c. 7 – Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023

2023 c. 6 – Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023

2023 c. 5 – Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 27th, 2023 in legislation by sally

SI 2023/352 – The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2023

SI 2023/354 – The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 27th, 2023 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Witcomb v J. Keith Park Solicitors [2023] EWCA Civ 326 (24 March 2023)

Owen v Black Horse Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 325 (24 March 2023)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Roe, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 316 (24 March 2023)

Myerscough v Rex [2023] EWCA Crim 279 (22 March 2023)

High Court (Administrative Court)

HZ & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 660 (Admin) (24 March 2023)

Strack (Woodcock Village Green Committee), R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2023] EWHC 655 (Admin) (24 March 2023)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Lampor & Ors v Jones [2023] EWHC 667 (Ch) (24 March 2023)

Perez v Equiom Trust Corporation (UK) Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 615 (Ch) (24 March 2023)

Koza Ltd & Anor v Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS [2023] EWHC 629 (Ch) (24 March 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP [2023] EWHC 590 (Comm) (24 March 2023)

Virgin Aviation TM Ltd & Anor v Alaska Airlines Inc (Formerly Virgin America Inc) [2023] EWHC 671 (Comm) (24 March 2023)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Hyde & Ors v Simple Skips Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 672 (KB) (24 March 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Long Residence rules change from 12 April 2023 – EIN Blog

Posted March 27th, 2023 in immigration, news, visas by sally

‘The immigration rules provide for an option of applying for indefinite leave to remain after completing 10 years of continuous lawful residence. At present, any type of permission to stay counts as lawful residence, whether or not the permission is in a temporary category or in a long-term immigration route leading to settlement. On 12 April 2023 this rule will change to exclude from the definition of lawful residence temporary immigration categories, such as visitor visa, short term student visa and temporary admission granted while an application for asylum or humanitarian protection is under consideration.’

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EIN Blog, 24th March 2023

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Time to respond to ‘minded to’ letters, and getting affordability right – Nearly Legal

Posted March 27th, 2023 in appeals, homelessness, housing, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘Our grateful thanks to Alice Irving of Doughty Street Chambers for this note of a section 204 appeal decision, which is interesting in the approach to representations in response to ‘minded to’ letters, to affordability assessments and on the timing and role of skeleton arguments in s.204 appeals.

Tapper v Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (unreported, 4 January 2022, County Court at Central London, HHJ Parfitt)’

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Nearly Legal, 26th March 2023

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

2023: Year of the Nuisance? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 27th, 2023 in appeals, damages, human rights, limitations, news, nuisance, Supreme Court by sally

‘2023 has already been a landmark year for nuisance, with the Supreme Court handing down its controversial decision in Fearn v Tate Gallery (as discussed on this blog). The good news for those with a particular interest in the bothersome behaviour of neighbours is that Fearn is only the start.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th March 2023

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Action plan to crack down on anti-social behaviour – Home Office

‘Perpetrators of anti-social behaviour will face swift and visible justice, with nitrous oxide banned and police given more powers to test for drugs on arrest.’

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Home Office, 26th March 2023

Source: www.gov.uk